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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

47-3013 Helpers--Electricians

Help electricians by performing duties requiring less skill. Duties include using, supplying, or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment. Construction laborers who do not primarily assist electricians are classified under “Construction Laborers” (47-2061). Apprentice workers are classified with the appropriate skilled construction trade occupation (47-2011 through 47-2231).


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
79,260 3.0 % $16.49 $34,300 0.7 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $11.16 $13.09 $15.78 $18.91 $23.47
Annual Wage (2) $23,200 $27,230 $32,830 $39,320 $48,810


Industry profile for this occupation:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Building Equipment Contractors 69,410 3.12 $16.19 $33,680
Nonresidential Building Construction 2,130 0.26 $19.01 $39,540
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 1,380 0.02 $24.17 $50,280
Utility System Construction 800 0.14 $17.76 $36,930
Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 450 0.36 $15.69 $32,630

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Building Equipment Contractors 69,410 3.12 $16.19 $33,680
Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 450 0.36 $15.69 $32,630
Nonresidential Building Construction 2,130 0.26 $19.01 $39,540
Metal Ore Mining 60 0.15 $21.65 $45,040
Utility System Construction 800 0.14 $17.76 $36,930

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 80 0.02 $26.87 $55,880
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 40 (7) $24.28 $50,490
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 1,380 0.02 $24.17 $50,280
Ship and Boat Building 160 0.11 $22.64 $47,100
Metal Ore Mining 60 0.15 $21.65 $45,040


Geographic profile for this occupation:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Texas 11,500 0.93 1.71 $16.33 $33,960
Florida 9,180 1.04 1.93 $15.18 $31,570
New York 5,760 0.60 1.12 $19.44 $40,440
North Carolina 5,710 1.28 2.37 $14.93 $31,050
Georgia 5,350 1.20 2.22 $14.94 $31,070




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Louisiana 3,470 1.80 3.34 $16.19 $33,680
North Carolina 5,710 1.28 2.37 $14.93 $31,050
Georgia 5,350 1.20 2.22 $14.94 $31,070
New Mexico 970 1.18 2.19 $16.48 $34,280
Oklahoma 1,690 1.04 1.93 $17.37 $36,120




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Connecticut 210 0.13 0.24 $22.67 $47,160
Washington 370 0.11 0.21 $22.23 $46,230
Massachusetts 2,020 0.56 1.03 $21.99 $45,730
Alaska 70 0.22 0.40 $21.33 $44,360
Idaho (8) (8) (8) $20.63 $42,910





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 5,750 0.60 1.10 $19.35 $40,260
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 4,020 1.10 2.04 $16.57 $34,470
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 3,390 1.24 2.29 $15.42 $32,080
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 2,840 0.93 1.72 $16.33 $33,960
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 2,090 0.79 1.47 $16.74 $34,820
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 1,950 0.31 0.58 $19.79 $41,150
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 1,620 0.58 1.07 $22.80 $47,420
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 1,530 1.23 2.27 $14.89 $30,980
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 1,460 1.10 2.03 $15.48 $32,210
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 1,460 0.46 0.85 $16.10 $33,490




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Lake Charles, LA 800 6.95 12.88 $20.01 $41,620
Valdosta, GA 170 3.22 5.97 $13.29 $27,640
Rocky Mount, NC 160 2.90 5.38 $14.29 $29,710
Baton Rouge, LA 1,110 2.81 5.22 $14.84 $30,870
Monroe, LA 210 2.70 5.00 $15.70 $32,650
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL 450 2.55 4.73 $14.42 $29,990
Punta Gorda, FL 120 2.42 4.49 $13.42 $27,920
Panama City, FL 180 2.28 4.23 $14.49 $30,140
Hammond, LA 100 2.15 3.99 $15.44 $32,100
Lafayette, LA 420 2.11 3.91 $14.34 $29,830




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Cedar Rapids, IA 190 1.34 2.48 $25.89 $53,860
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 270 0.13 0.25 $23.41 $48,690
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 1,620 0.58 1.07 $22.80 $47,420
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT (8) (8) (8) $22.46 $46,710
Salt Lake City, UT 570 0.78 1.44 $22.15 $46,070
Sherman-Denison, TX 60 1.34 2.48 $21.36 $44,420
Bakersfield, CA 150 0.48 0.90 $21.23 $44,160
Appleton, WI 110 0.92 1.70 $20.86 $43,390
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA (8) (8) (8) $20.48 $42,590
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 220 0.09 0.16 $20.26 $42,130

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 470 1.89 3.51 $14.77 $30,710
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area 440 2.69 4.99 $17.63 $36,680
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 360 1.40 2.59 $15.16 $31,530
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area 210 1.11 2.05 $14.39 $29,930
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 210 1.06 1.97 $16.46 $34,250

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area 440 2.69 4.99 $17.63 $36,680
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 470 1.89 3.51 $14.77 $30,710
South Florida nonmetropolitan area 120 1.59 2.95 $15.26 $31,740
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area 150 1.57 2.91 $14.68 $30,530
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area 200 1.46 2.70 $17.00 $35,360

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $21.39 $44,490
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $20.66 $42,970
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $19.51 $40,570
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $19.12 $39,760
Arizona nonmetropolitan area 80 0.83 1.54 $18.79 $39,090


About May 2019 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2019 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: July 6, 2020